BAI tv and Radio Funding Announced

The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has given the go ahead for funding on 74 projects from their Sound and Vision Fund. A total of €4.42million from the licence fee has been provided to Independent Producers across Ireland. The fund is worth 7% of the Licence Fee.

This is the 13th round of the scheme, and for the first time accepted applications from both TV and Radio. The BAI received a total of 163 applications, of which 74 were successful.

An average of €59,730 was provided to the 74 projects. 50 TV and 24 Radio projects were approved for funding. 51 programmes will be broadcast on a range of broadcasters from Commercial Broadcasters to Community Broadcasters. The remaining 23 projects will be broadcast on Public Service Broadcasters (RTÉ, BBC and TG4).

The aim of the Sound And Vision fund is to explore the themes of Irish culture, heritage and experiences.

Commercial TV Channels receive a total of €1.19million, Community TV channels received a total of €116,000, Public TV channels received a total of €2.5million. Radio funding was divided between Commercial Radio with a total of €173,778, Community Radio €152,710 and Public Radio €65,950.

Speaking about the announcement, Michael O’Keeffe, Chief Executive of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland said “The BAI is pleased to see such a diverse range of programmes, in terms of genre and formats, being offered funding by the Scheme. In this round the BAI accepted applications for both TV and Radio projects and this has worked well. The Authority considered the recommendations arising from the assessment process and ratified the allocation of extra funding over and above that planned in order to facilitate the production of these high quality projects in a timely manner”.

The next closing date for the receipt of applications to the fund is 13th April 2012 at 12 noon. This round is open to both TV and Radio applications.

Below a list of the productions announced for this round of funding: -

Commercial Television

Athena Media

BeyondLimits

Setanta

Documentary

Loosehorse

Blue Grit

Setanta

Documentary

Midas Productions

Home from Home

Setanta

Documentary

Sportsvision

Mick Kinane "It's written in the Stars"

Setanta

Documentary

Motive Television

Edge of Town

TV3

Documentary

Tyrone

Tailors Hill

TV3

Drama

Public Television

Subotica

Gold

BBC 2

Drama

Big Mountain Productions

Craft Master 2

RTÉ 1

Entertainment

Magamedia Teo

Guth na nGael

RTÉ 1

Entertainment

Samson Films

Run and Jump

RTÉ 1

Drama

Planet Korda Pictures

See You At The Pictures

RTÉ 1

Documentary

RTÉ

The Radharc Squad

RTÉ 1

Documentary

Blinder Films Limited

An Irish State of Mind

TG4

Documentary

Abú Media Teo

Croi An Cheantair

TG4

Documentary

Midas Productions

Croí Trodach - A Fighting Heart

TG4

Documentary

Sónta

GAA USA

TG4

Documentary

Square One Productions

Míolta Móra na hEireann

TG4

Documentary

Esras Films Limited

Pobal Ag Guí

TG4

Documentary

Dearg Films

Reabhloidithe Hollywood

TG4

Documentary

Independent Pictures

Tommy Bowe

RTÉ 1

Documentary

Community Television

Frameworks

1, 2, 3 O'Leary

CCTV

Documentary

NEAR 90fm/Near TV

Culture Night TV

DCTV

Entertainment

DCTV

Summer in the Mun

DCTV

Entertainment

Commercial Radio

Ciaran Ryan

The Limerick Soviet

Limerick's Live 95FM

Documentary

Ciaran Ryan

The Right Cut

Limerick's Live 95FM

Documentary

Brian Gallagher

The Sinking of The Plassy

Limerick's Live 95FM

Documentary

Colm Corrigan

Sunk by a Sub - the Sheralga story

LMFM

Documentary

Midlands 103

Talk about gay!

Midlands 103

Documentary

Athena Media

Grassroots

Newstalk 106-108FM

Documentary

Caroline Dalton

Radharc Luimní san Fichiú hAois

Newstalk 106-108FM

Documentary

Ocean FM

Jersey Pride

Ocean FM

Documentary

Ocean FM

The Adventures of the Wet Sonor

Ocean FM

Drama

Cleo Murphy

Cable Stations

Radio Kerry

Documentary

Cleo Murphy

Life and Work of James Scanlon

Radio Kerry

Documentary

Shannonside 104FM

The TY Experience

Shannonside 104FM

Education

Jason Murphy

re: Generation

Spin South West

Documentary

Ciaran Ryan

Sounds of the Summer

Spin South West

Documentary

Tom Hurley

Beyond the Berg - Tipperary's Titanic Survivors

Tipp FM

Documentary

Tom Hurley

Turnhalle Barracks - German POWs in Templemore

Tipp FM

Documentary

WLR FM

Waterford Kids say the Darndest Things

WLR FM

Entertainment

Orla Rapple

What We're Famous For

Beat FM

History

Athena Media

Winning Women: Going for Gold London 2012

Newstalk

Documentary

Public Radio

Ciaran Ryan

Independent's Days

RTÉ 2 XM

Documentary

Ciaran Ryan

Music in Print

RTÉ 2 XM

Documentary

Rockfinch Limited

A Tale of Two Siblings

RTÉ Lyric FM

Documentary

Athena Media

Citizens: Lockout 1913

RTÉ Radio 1

Documentary

Clockwork Communications

The Law Makers

RTÉ Radio 1

Documentary

Colin Murphy

They Toasted Freedom

RTÉ Radio 1

Documentary

RTÉ

Undue Alarm

RTÉ Radio 1

Documentary

Pearlman Media

What's The Story

RTÉ Jr

Children's

Community Radio

Athlone Community Radio

Just Bearable

Athlone Community Radio

Documentary

Athlone Community Radio

Teens Looking Forward

Athlone Community Radio

Documentary

Athlone Community Radio

The Poets Corner

Athlone Community Radio

Entertainment

Claremorris Community Radio

Soundcrafts

Claremorris Community Radio

Documentary

Community Radio Youghal

Merricks

Community Radio Youghal

Documentary

Community Radio Youghal

The Pattern of St. Declan

Community Radio Youghal

Documentary

Liam Geraghty

A Night At The Hutch

Dublin City FM

Documentary

Karishmeh Felfeli

From Clonmel to Calcutta

Dublin City FM

Documentary

Camille Donegan t/a Alive-O Productions

Moore than a garden

Dublin South FM

Drama

Camille Donegan t/a Alive-O Productions

The Silver Branch

Dublin South FM

Drama

Inishowen Community Radio

Bog Stories: A Bog History of Inishowen

Inishowen Community Radio

Documentary

NEAR 90fm/Near TV

CRC Talks 3

NEAR 90fm

Entertainment

NEAR 90fm/Near TV

Return to the Pine Trees

NEAR 90fm

Entertainment

NEAR 90fm/Near TV

Story?

NEAR 90fm

Entertainment

Shane Egan

Glóranna Scoile / School Voices

Tipperary Mid West Community Radio

Documentary

Tipperary Mid West Community Radio

Tipperary Up and At It – a Radio Dramatisation of Tipperary in the 19th Century